#7 - David Pham: Materials Science, Nanotechnology and the Future of Energy

In this episode, we speak with David Pham, Ph.D., Senior Materials Engineer at TerraPower. His primary responsibility includes maintenance of material properties via a proprietary Python-based database. During his career, David worked in the fields of Material Science as well as Nanoengineering and Data Science in many diverse applications within the Energy Industry.
In this fascinating conversation, we discuss scientific topics of Materials and Nanoengineering, touch on early career development and importance of networking and mentorship for young scientists. We dive deep into Data Science and Data Engineering applications and explore how the Future of Energy might look like, focusing on Nuclear Power.